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Queen of the Damned

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Follows the legendary vampire Lestat (Stuart Townsend), who has reinvented himself as a rock star in the contemporary American music scene. His music wakes Akasha (Aaliyah), the queen of all vampires, and inspires her desire to make Lestat her king. Akasha's malevolent power is so great that all the immortal vampires must stand against her if they want to survive. Meanwhile, a young London woman with a fascination for the dark side (Marguerite Moreau) falls in love with Lestat.
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A muddled and campy MTV-styled vampire movie with lots of eye candy and bad accents.

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Lisa Alspector Chicago Reader 10/20/2009
Michael Rymer stages high-tech sequences combining gore, romance, and gothy music, and he has enough conviction to make what could have been very silly strangely provocative. Go to Full Review Scott Foundas Variety 09/15/2008
It isn't great entertainment or camp, but pic sets its ambitions so low, it can't help partially delivering on them. Go to Full Review Peter Travers Rolling Stone 08/14/2007
1/4
The film is vampire roadkill. Go to Full Review Cassondra Feltus Black Girl Nerds 08/25/2022
3/5
'Queen of the Damned' is considered a bad adaptation, over-the-top silly, and just a poorly structured film in general. All are true. However, many, myself included, see it more as a disasterpiece, a guilty pleasure, a piece of 2000s nu metal nostalgia. Go to Full Review Pat Stacey The Herald (Ireland) 10/17/2017
The result is a film that's as camp as Butlins but nowhere near as much fun and full of awful performances and silly dialogue Go to Full Review Steve Newton Georgia Straight 02/08/2014
1.5/5
It's mainly an excuse for director Michael Rymer to unleash his arsenal of flashy, MTV-type visuals and Moulin Rouge costume designer Angus Strathie to play dress-up. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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TheMovieSearch R @TheMovieSearch Jan 4 Queen of the Damned is far from a great movie, but Aaliyah is the reason it still resonates. Her performance as Akasha is confident, commanding, and magnetic, making it clear she was on the verge of becoming an even bigger star. She gives the film its identity and lasting appeal. The screenplay is rough and uneven, filled with back-and-forth moments that don’t always connect or serve the story. Pacing suffers, and the narrative often feels stitched together rather than cohesive. Direction doesn’t help much either, feeling shaky at times, as if the film wasn’t fully sure what it wanted to be. Still, if you don’t overthink it, the movie is a fun and easy watch. The casting, atmosphere, and music give it a strong vibe, and after Aaliyah’s passing, it naturally became a cult favorite. It’s not great, but it’s enjoyable for what it is. See more Tatiana G Oct 29 Y’all just don’t get it. And don’t get Korn. See more Michael C Oct 4 Still one of my all time favorite movie!!! Aaliyah as Akasha is ICONIC!!! ICONIC MOVIE!!! See more xpig332 B Oct 2 I liked it and I hate most movies, screw the critics! See more Christine B Sep 27 Not the Anne Rice Queen of the Damned (totally different than the book), but it's a lot of fun and great vampire characters. Aaliyah is very good in this movie, but so is Stuart Townsend and Vincent Perez. Fun to get the backstory of Lestat. This doesn't take a lot of brain power to watch. Just something fun to pass the afternoon or Saturday night! See more Incog D Sep 12 Its a serviceable standalone sequel to Interview With A Vampire but to be fair, this movie could've heavily been improved on by music and plot choices. Aaliyah shines in her final role and shows how robbed we were of a talent gone too soon. It's an optional watch for those wanting more vampires but if you pass on this flick, it's completely understandable. See more Read all reviews
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Michael Rymer

Director

Stuart Townsend

Lestat

Aaliyah

Akasha

Marguerite Moreau

Jesse Reeves

Vincent Perez

Marius

Paul McGann

David Talbot

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Synopsis Follows the legendary vampire Lestat (Stuart Townsend), who has reinvented himself as a rock star in the contemporary American music scene. His music wakes Akasha (Aaliyah), the queen of all vampires, and inspires her desire to make Lestat her king. Akasha's malevolent power is so great that all the immortal vampires must stand against her if they want to survive. Meanwhile, a young London woman with a fascination for the dark side (Marguerite Moreau) falls in love with Lestat.
Director
Michael Rymer
Producer
Jorge Saralegui
Screenwriter
Anne Rice, Scott Abbott, Michael Petroni
Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co
Warner Bros., Village Roadshow Pictures
Rating
R (Vampire Violence)
Genre
Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 22, 2002, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 17, 2009
Box Office (Gross USA)
$30.3M
Runtime
1h 41m
Sound Mix
Dolby Stereo, Dolby Digital, Dolby A, Surround, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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